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Some googling reveals that whilst the literal meaning of the expression se mettre à table is "to sit down at the table", it actually means "to come clean", "to spill the beans", "to let the cat out of the bag".
Is it common to use this expression to express its literal meaning?
when do we use the passé simple and not the imparfait ?
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Je sais que ce n'est pas du bon français d'écrire par example les garçons à côte de qui je suis assis me parlent et que je dois écrire les garçons à côte desquels je suis assis me parlent. Dois-je de la même façon suivre le dit régle en écrivant Les garçons avec lesquels on avait joué sont partis et pas Les garçons avec qui on avait joué sont partis ?
Lesson was: cette chanteuse a un ... kind of talent. How does certain translate to a kind of. Thanks.
In a recent fill in the blank test, it asked for “pencil”. I’ve always been taught that it is “crayon “, but the test required “crayon [à ]. papier” ( sorry, my memory fails me about the à part ). When did crayon become insufficient? It was probably one of the first French words I learned!
Can puis be used instead of ensuite. As this was not presented as a correct alternative.
mais 'puis' je me suis réveillé, et ce n'était qu'un rêve !
Does Tout ce dont also have the same meanings - [everything that/ all that], or is there any additional meaning to it?? Please confirm. Also a few examples would be great.
'anything that' is also an additional meaning?
(of course that the context will differ with the inclusion of de in 'tout ce dont', than 'tout ce qui' and 'tout ce que')
In the lesson:
Il faut une gomme pour effacer des erreurs.We need a rubber / eraser to erase mistakes.What is the difference between above and:
Il nous faut une gomme pour effacer des erreurs.
? Is it simply a matter of formality or is it incorrect?
thanks
Bonjour,
Some of these sentences seem to have accordance, like the final "s" added to the end of apporter in "Il les leur a apportés"
How do you decide which of the object pronouns the verb is supposed to be in accordance with?
For one of the kwiz questions it asked what the translation of "we don't see anything" is. I answered "Nous ne voyons rien" but the correct answer is "Nous ne voyons personne". Was my answer wrong? I thought the second sentence would mean "we don't see anyone"
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